Academic State, the magnificent Tower of Great Sage, Professor Hector Rain's study.
Feather-like snowflakes thudded against the glass window, while inside, it was so quiet that only the gentle rustling of ancient scrolls turning could be heard.
Just returned from the boundary winter assessment site, Hector sat in front of the fireplace, listening with slight fatigue to the work reports from his assistants.
Most of the content was related to the research he personally handled, especially the experiments concerning one of the Academic State's top secrets, the "Void Realm."
Standing in front of the professor, the assistant clutching the report nervously delivered the report.
"... The energy of the seventeenth Void Realm remains unstable. We lost three 'Peeping Mirror' demon statues and found nothing."
